Katy Perry Burns Her "California Girls" Wig!

Since "Wide Awake," Katy Perry's been moving away from her candy costumes and flirty "California Gurls" vibe—and this week, Katy made it clear she's ready to move on. On Monday, Katy announced her new album, Prism, is coming out on October 22. This afternoon, Katy released a teaser video for her new single, "Roar!" The video shows a whole new bad-a** Katy—she stares into the camera, holding her blue "California Gurls" wig, and as the camera pans back, she takes a lighter and burns it, expressionless. Whoa!

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In the final seconds of the video, the words "#ROAR" appear on screen, followed by "August 12." Though Katy hasn't hinted whether or not the song or music video will be released, no matter what, it will be good.